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Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States

Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States

• Responsible for high performance trail, crossover, and race snowmobile models
• Maintain and release Bill of Materials (BOM’s) and associated detailed drawings
• Utilize project management tools to drive toward a successful project schedule
• Adhere to gated process for successful execution of new product development projects
• Collaborate amongst several different business functions to achieve business goals
• Coordinate engineering resources to effectively and efficiently execute on deliverables

Thief River Falls, MN

• Managed four direct reports skilled in plastic and metal fabrication
• Developed and maintained budget for engineering prototype shop
• Researched and recommended machine upgrades and maintenance schedules
• Balanced between manager and design engineer role for continued support of new product development

Thief River Falls

• Brainstorm, sketch, and engineer high performance and race snowmobiles
• Utilize in house synergies to quickly and effectively prototype stampings, weldments, forgings, castings, extrusions, machining’s, and plastics
• Collaborate with industry experts to design and engineer race winning snowmobiles across all circuits of racing
• Used product lifecycle management (PLM) system to organize to keep accurate and consistent CAD records
• Managed engineering interns, shop technicians, and UND senior design teams to optimize performance
• Quickly prototype concepts on accelerated timelines through use of rapid prototype machine, laser, and flat patterns

• Developed lean manufacturing processes to reduce scrap and generate cost savings
• Expanded knowledge of Poly(methyl methacrylate) [PMMA] co-extrusion
• Managed projects by setting goals and defining milestones
• Utilized problem solving skills to design solutions for streamline manufacturing
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude with installation of manufacturing equipment

• Develop time management skills at work to utilize output
• Utilize written and oral communication through interaction with engineers and production workers
• Demonstrate knowledge of Pro-Engineer including basic modeling, sheet metal, assemblies, and stress analysis using Mechanica
• Design/redesign equipment that promoted standardization and lean manufacturing
• Gained knowledge of ladder logic and other electrical components while working with equipment Programmable Logic Controls (PLC’s)
• Exposure to new manufacturing techniques

• Raised on 3000-acre small grain family farm
• Created improvements for farm equipment including a heavy duty harrow designed for extreme soil conditions and rocky terrain
• Supervised employees during spring and harvest seasons to enhance worker output
• Amplified communication skills by interaction with local agronomists and fertilizer plants
• Developed working knowledge with wire welding on farm equipment to increase overall life of the product

• Applied organizational skills by stocking several varieties of barley in designated areas
• Administered mechanical aptitude operating heavy equipment
• Extended communication skills by collaborating with plant science faculty
• Flexible to new working conditions